INDIANAPOLIS — The Brooklyn Nets are resting Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Ben Simmons and a slew of other rotation players for Saturday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers.
The Nets announced before the game that Durant (right knee — injury management), Irving (left adductor tightness), Simmons (ongoing calf/knee soreness), T.J. Warren (left foot — injury management), Nic Claxton (right hamstring tightness), Seth Curry (left ankle — injury management), Royce O’Neale (personal reasons) and Joe Harris (left ankle — injury management) will all miss the game. Brooklyn is sitting a majority of its rotation on the second night of a back-to-back.
Nets swingman Yuta Watanabe is expected to be available Saturday after missing the past couple of weeks because of a right hamstring strain.